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That Harp Guy

@thatharpguy.bsky.social
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Lullabies & laments, harp & gourmet balladry. For over 35 years, Gaffer has been owned by a 26-string Dusty Strings folk harp; Best Friend, Longest Roommate, Harshest Critic. Fort Collins, Colorado [Photo: Patrick Stephenson, Artwork: Autumn Haynes]

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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Tonight, they have danced. Moon and Jupiter. #MoonOfTheNow
Bad tablet photo of the Moon and Jupiter.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Where I am with monthly "challenges".
A photo of a grizzled sea-captain, withthe text, "This month I'm dying a challenge called 'October '. It's where I try tomake it through everyday of October."
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Evening swim. #MoonOfTheNow
Bad tablet photo of the Moon amidst clouds.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Few things in life scud. Clouds are among them. #MoonOfTheNow
Bad tablet photo of the Moon amidst scudding clouds.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Centered.
The half-moon during daylight, framed by two pine trees.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A (sugarless) German Chocolate Cake, with ground walnuts on top. It suitsin a white plate on a towel. The background (salt, pepper, toaster) is all standard kitchen stuff.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
In reply to a meme at stating "what a beautiful day tohide from the sun" I have postedthe screenshotsof that meme appearing directly over a list regarding North Africa's horrible heatwave.  The intent is "irony".
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Name a Disney Princess, wrong answers only.
The gynedroid from the film Metropolis, at her charging station.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Yes, your majesty. #MoonOfTheNow
Bad tablet photo of the moon amidst clouds.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
More extensive than I originally thought.
A map of where (continental U.S.) I have been. Mostly "visited ".
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Lovely subject, bad photo. #MoonOfTheNow
The Moon amongst clouds.  Bad tablet photo.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Posted without comment.
A screen from Sim City, with the drop-down menu for disasters. The last one is highlighted, and reads 'data center'.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Yesterday she was a bright smudge behind thick storm clouds. Tonight she shines forth in all her glory. #MoonOfTheNow
Bad tablet photo of the Moon framed by noctilucent clouds and some trees (lower right corner).
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Moon and noctilucent clouds, bad tablet photo edition. #MoonOfTheNow
Bad tablet photo of the Moon and noctilucent clouds.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
"Lofting." #MoonOfTheNow
Bad tablet photo of the Moon amidst clouds.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
She is hiding behind the rain. #MoonOfTheNow
Bad tablet photo of the Moon behind clouds.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
#MoonOfTheNow
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Ah, there she is! #MoonOfTheNow
The crescent moon amidst clouds, framed by a crepe myrtle tree.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Happy Sunday, Mark!
A red embroidered pillow, featuring a leaping unicorn and the text, "Back the fuck up Sprinkle Tits - I will shank you with my horn. Today is not the  day".
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I rest in a Moonbeam. #MoonOfTheNow
The moon silhouetting an oak tree (lower left).
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Soaring. #MoonOfTheNow
The moon at the top, trees and clouds below.  My bad tablet photo.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
That Harp Guy Bluesky License
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Ever present; ever nurturing. #MoonOfTheNow
Moon in a clear morning sky. Trees in the lower corners.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
This IS tomorrow, right?
Cher in a red long-tailed jacket. Text says "remember if Cher sees her shadow tomorrow, we get 6 more weeks of pride."
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Why are you gay?
Grizzly bear with Grizzly Adams (Dan Haggerty), black and white
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
In and out, behind the clouds. #MoonOfTheNow
Bad tablet photo of a nearly full moon partially obscured by clouds.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Hurrs did, gay powers restored.
Gaffer, in short haircut and a red-and-black plaid shirt.  Clouds loom in the background.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Too soon? Another #MoonOfTheNow.
The half moon visible in a daytime sky. Clouds show at the lower left corner of the frame.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Oh, hello there! #MoonOfTheNow
A bad tablet photo of a partial moon and a partial crepe myrtle tree.

The sky is a stunning blue with hints of clouds.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Fish Pie / Fish in Pastry / Fish in Coffyn I've not made this but a couple other times in my life. Why? It's soooo good!
A Fish Pie, with  a nicely golden upper crust. A bowl of dished-up fish pie.

Haddock, cod, spinach.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Tiny rebel.
A tiny plant growing from a crevice in some asphalt.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
But that's all of us.
Standard road sign; "SLIPPERY WHEN WET".
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Two femur bones.  One says, "There is no god."  The other agrees.  The text below reads, "Blasfemurs".  A cat with a bone. The caption reads, "I found this humerus."
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
She can hide her face, but not her presence. #MoonOfTheNow
A mostly-obscured moon amidst glowing clouds.  Bad tablet photo.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Despite all odds, ham and onion quiche has been achieved today.
A freshly made ham and onion quiche.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
When everything seems adrift and ironic, at least =some= things are consistent. #MoonOfTheNow
The moon amidst noctilucent clouds - bad tablet photo.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Crepe myrtle; Spring's litterbug tree.
A crepe myrtle tree, from below.  Lots of blossoms. A carpet of petals, littering the ground beneath a crepe myrtle tree.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Always watching, she is. #MoonOfTheNow
A slim crescent moon amidst clouds, and framed by trees.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
QTP with a ship that's not from Start Wars or Star Trek.
The ship from Red Dwarf.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
You, in a different decade: vaguely remembered; somewhere 2003ish, most likely. ALT: A much younger Gaffer with much different hair holds forth a Chia Sheep as part of Benton's Going Away Party at Penny Lane Coffeeshop in Boulder. Benton was photographing everyone holding this thing.
A much younger Gaffer with much different hair holds forth a Chia Sheep as part of Benton's Going Away Party at Penny Lane Coffeeshop in Boulder.  Benton was photographing everyone holding this thing.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
There are reasons I wouldn't trade Colorado for very many places.
A layered cloud formation,  clearly high-wind.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
If you didn't figure it before, this has been going on for a while now. It's insane. "And the second beast required all people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead." "Revelations"
A red MAGA hat, the sign of the second Beast on their foreheads.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Little rebel.
A thriving little weed with light pink flowers.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Bad tablet photo of the #MoonOfTheNow and noctilucent clouds.
Bad tablet photo of the Moon and noctilucent clouds.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
QTP with your favourite Princess Zelda! (wrong answers only)
Ming the Merciless, in red.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I've a bin for folded/clean clothes and foldable basket for dirty ones.
A folding laundry bin.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some Zen to the feed.
4 chive scones, with lavender chive blossoms atop each.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Face reveal. Wrong answers only.
A white-bearded gnome in a white robe, holding his hands aloft with index and pinkies extended.  His tongue is sticking out as if he's panting.
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
An orange-eyed black cat, supplemental by the letters F and D such that the letters and the eyes spell "FOOD".
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That Harp Guy @thatharpguy.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Let's see your PFP in all its glory...
Autumn Haynes drew this marvelous image of me performing, during a performance.  It shows me at my harp, with a "superpower" support of background (with notes!) emanating behind me.
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